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The pine trees in the west section of Ogema Point Cemetery, Scandia Valley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota, the final resting place of Rachael Carew. Photo by the Morrison County Historical Society, July 24, 2020.

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The Search for Rachael Carew

Over the past three issues of the Morrison County Historical Society’s newsletter, we’ve told the story of Rachael Carew. Rachael moved with her family to…

Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Updates, October 2020.

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COVID Community Testing in Little Falls Oct. 27, 28, 29

Mary W October 26, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 Minnesota COVID test sites Morrison County COVID community testing pandemic wear a mask

Part of the struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic has been a lack of easily-available testing, particularly in rural Minnesota communities. Having just gone through…

Demolition of Kiewel Brewery in Little Falls, MN. July 1983. Image courtesy Morrison County Historical Society

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Online Event: Think Before You Knock

Mary W October 2, 2020 No Comments Bill Morgan demolishing historic buildings Rethos saving historic buildings Think Before You Knock

Think Before You Knock: A Conversation on the Importance of Historic Preservation Tuesday, October 27th, 10 a.m. to noon Zoom Event $8 – general admission…

Detail on Ojibwe beaded leather moccasins. MCHS collections, #2005.97.27a&b

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Weyerhaeuser Museum BEAD Exhibit Now Online

Mary W August 6, 2020 1 Comment BEAD exhibit Morrison County Historical Society exhibit online exhibit

Each year, the Morrison County Historical Society tries to offer a new exhibit along the east hall display area of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial…

West courtyard door at the Weyerhaeuser Museum, Little Falls, MN, September 12, 2018.

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Door & Window Repair Workshop to be Held at Weyerhaeuser Museum

Mary W July 9, 2020 No Comments architectural restoration CERTS classes in historic preservation egress education Eric Cheever fixing old doors and windows Minnesota preservation repairing doors and windows Rethos

Egress Education: A Door & Window Repair Workshop Saturday, August 22nd, 9am-Noon The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum/Morrison County Historical Society 2151 Lindbergh Drive South…

This shows the washout under the Big Pine from across the river. Photo by Ren Holland, July 3, 2020.

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Riverbank Washouts from Large Storm Threaten Weyerhaeuser Museum

Mary W July 7, 2020 No Comments June 29 2020 massive thunderstorm Little Falls MN Mississippi River and Pike Creek Mississippi River erosion Morrison County Historical Society riverbank washout from storm The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum

From approximately 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Monday, June 29, 2020, some portions of Morrison County received over 8 inches of rain in a…

Screen shot of Minnesota Reflections' home page, July 2, 2020.

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Morrison County Plat Books & Other Resources at MN Reflections

Mary W July 2, 2020 No Comments digitized collections minnesota digital library minnesota reflections Morrison County plat books pierz journal

Each month MCHS gets an email that lets us know how many visitors viewed the resources we have on Minnesota Reflections, the collection of digitized…

C-19 symbols for remembering those who have died of or survived COVID-19, May 27, 2020.

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C-19 Symbols: Making the Victims of COVID-19 Visible

Mary W May 28, 2020 No Comments 100000 covid deaths u.s.C-19 symbols for windows color covid symbols COVID-19 Father Nick Landsberger Gold Star Families history of COVID-19 local history community New York Times pandemic

This week, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, we reached over 100,000 deaths in the United States due to COVID-19. It is a somber milestone in…

Closeup of Curbsite Testing COVID-19 sign at St. Gabriel's Hospital, May 12, 2020.

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COVID-19 Testing in Morrison County

Mary W May 13, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 COVID-19 testing pandemic St. Gabriel's Hospital

I was running a couple of errands the other day and happened to be in the neighborhood of St. Gabriel’s Hospital. While there, I spotted…

White mask on the giant "Traveler" sculpture at the Little Falls Granite Works in Little Falls, MN. In front of the Traveler, which is a human-shaped sculpture made of slabs of granite, is a sign that says, "Be Safe!" April 26, 2020.

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Signs of COVID-19

Mary W April 28, 2020 4 Comments collecting history of the pandemic COVID-19 hearts in windows museums collecting for COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic preserving the history of COVID-19 signs of COVID-19 social distancing signs

Museums all over the world are aware of the historic moment the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting. While our institutions are closed and staff are working…